News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-06-16
CAM 3 RIDGE,

Relatives from Jericho have been visit
ing Mrs. Darius Knights.
Miss Katie Cornell. of Jacksonville.
Florida, is the guest of Mrs. DIR. Morgan.
Several of our townspeople attended
the concert at the Center Saturday even
ing.
Numbers of our people anticipate the
festive 4th, and think of going to Hyde
Park.
We notice the scholars in the higher de-
partment are trying window gardening
this term.
Services appropriate for Children's
Day were held at the Old Church on the
evening of the 18th.
B. S. ElIInwood, III. N. Gray and 9TH
ers have had the pew fire proof paint ap-
piled to the roofs of-their buildings.
Rev. Mr.. Wheelock has returned from
Saratoga, and occupied the pulpit at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Hobart recently went to
MorrisvIlle for medical counsel and treat
ment for her son. at the hands of DR.. E.
w. Royce.
Clarence Cornell and family, of jack
sonville, Florida, will spend a greater
portion of the season here. They will
stop at the American House.
The "slide" still continues to be top
ic of conversation. Some in the neigh
borhood say that it was ''howly ter
ror," but affirm that it cannot be de-
scribed.
Arrangements are being made to OBJ
serve Children's Day at the NJ. E. church
on the Goth inst. The exercises were
postponed on account of communion SER
vices Sunday.
Many of our music loving townspeo-
pie have again had the opportunity of
hearing Miss Kittie Shepard, notwith-
standing the rumor of her death so freely
circulated.
Photographer Hector Huard was in
town recently and visited the "slide."
He obtained some views, the appearance
of which are eagerly awaited; they will
be of more than transitory interest.
Several ling have been caught this sea-
son; also great many suckers, horned
pouts and perch. Very few trout have
been taken from brooks at Pleasant Val
ley, as nearly all the land owners have
posted notices forbidding fishing, hunt
ing or trapping. Even the Belyidere
hogs" and streams in that vicinity, one
of the best places in the county for a
days trouting, are not what they used
to be as fishing ground, even ten years
ago. 1t is feared that the real brook
trout Will lAOhh OUA
streams unless extra precautions are
taken.
L. J. Leach attended the Temperance
camp meeting at Spring Grove. New Ha-
ven, VT, returned Friday, giving re-
port of the temperance meeting the 18th
inst. Rev. j. 8, Ostrander, one of the
| speakers at New Haven, purchased a
gallon of lager beer with which to eXper-
iment. During the lecture this was
boiled in sight of the audience. At the
close was found that teaspoon would
contain all that remained of the beer.
He also distilled from another gallon,
four ounces OF alcohol and four ounces OF
sediment, mostly drugs. Mr.. Astrander
makes standing offer of $40 to any one
who will drink this sediment. One beer
drins.er came to the stand after inspec-
| ting the dregs andsdvclared he sswouIdn't
drink it for $780, The lecturer showed
by blackboard calculations (and figures
can't lie) that the cost of barrel OF
flour is S125 when used in the form oil
beer. He gave ali possible advantage to
the other side, as flour can be purchased
for less than Sc barrel, and "schoon-
er'' of beer was rated at one pint, in
stead of one half pint, the correct meas
ure. The point was more than carried
and 1925 was, to the astonishment of all
found too small calculation.